Escar-Go! is a unique blend of an iron phosphate (the active ingredient, originating in the soil) with slug and snail bait additives. Escar-Go! is ingested by slugs and snails when they travel from their hiding places to plants. Ingestion, even in small amounts, will cause them to cease feeding, become less mobile, and begin to die within three to six days. It's effective against a wide variety of slugs and snails, and will give protection to home lawns, gardens, greenhouses, outdoor ornamentals, vegetable gardens, fruits, berries, citrus and other crop plants. The bait can be scattered on the lawn or on the soil around any vegetable plants, flowers or fruit trees or bushes to be protected. Any that isn't eaten will degrade and become part of your garden soil.